UNFI President/COO Tarditi Receives 98,455-Share Award

What Happened

• Giorgio Matteo Tarditi, President and COO of United Natural Foods, was granted/received 98,455 shares on 2026-09-08 as the settlement of earned performance share units (PSUs). The reported acquisition price is $0.00 because the PSUs were settled one-for-one into common stock with no purchase price paid.

Key Details

• Transaction type: Award/settlement of PSUs (code A).
• Transaction date: 2026-09-08; Form 4 filed 2026-09-09 (timely filing, one day later).
• Price: $0.00 (PSUs converted to shares; no cash paid).
• Shares received: 98,455 common shares.
• Origin: These PSUs were earned following the Compensation Committee’s certification under a PSU award originally granted June 7, 2024 (footnote F1).
• Settlement mechanics: PSUs settle one-for-one into shares of common stock (footnote F2).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.

Context

• This was a compensation settlement (not an open-market purchase or sale). Such PSU settlements reflect achievement of performance goals and result in additional shares for the executive, but do not by themselves indicate a personal cash outlay or immediate market sentiment.
• For retail investors, award/settlement transactions are informative about compensation and performance outcomes but differ from purchases/sales that signal direct insider buying or selling activity.